Nail.



PATENTED SEPT. 418, 1906. J. L. SCOTT.

n i a JAMES LUTHER SCOTT, OF LAIR, KENTUCKY.

NAIL.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 18, 1906.

Application filed July l5, 1905. Serial No. 269,837.

To all whom, t muy concern:

Beit known thatI I, J AMES LUTHER ScoTT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lair, in the county of Harrison and State of Kentucky, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Nails, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

My present invention relates to improvements in nails, and the mainobject is the provision of a new and novel construction of nail; theentering-point of which is split and the members thereof bulged betweentheir terminals and the point at which they join the body of the nail.By this means when the nail is driven the terminals enter the wood sothat they clench, and should the nail pass all the way through the woodit can be readily clenched in opposite directions; but if it should notthe terminals spread apart and engage the wood, so that the nail issecurely held in place and not readily withdrawn or work loose, which isgenerally the case with nails as now constructed.

To attain these objects, my invention consists of novel features ofconstruction and combination of parts, substantially as shown herein.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrative of my invention, Figure 1 isa side elevation of the wire nail made according to and embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a rectangular nail embodying myinvention. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through two pieces of wood,showing the position the nail assumes when holding the two pieces ofwood together. Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken on line 1 1 of Fig. 1.Fig. 5 is a crosssection taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the head of the nail, which inFig. 1 is provided with the cylindrical body portion B, while inFig. 2with the rectangular body portion B. Each one of the body portionsterminates with the slightly-inclined flat portions C and C,respectively, the terminal of the nail being formed with'the two prongs,tangs, or points D, each one of which is provided with theoutwardly-curved portion E and the inwardly-curved portion F,terminating in the entering-point G. In side ele' bulge and are out ofline with the body of the nail and the line at which the points, prongs,or tangs enter the wood.

The bulge'of the nail should be quite long relatively to the length ofthe nail and not so broad as is shown in the drawings to obtain the bestresults. I have found by experience that the points should be madelonger and close together, so that when driven in the wood at the startthe wood will hold the points together until they either separate or gostraight through the wood. It has been my intention to produce the bulgeto prevent the points from spreading too soon, so that they would clenchjust before passing through the wood, or if they did pass through thewood the points could be clenched upon the exterior, thus giving anequal strain on each side of the opening.

From the foregoing description it is evident that I provide a new andnovel construction of nail which is simple in construction and will beimmovably held in the wood after once driven therein, being especiallydesirable for all classes of work where nails are used and also inmaking hoops and the like, as the nail does not split the wood andprovides a clench upon the exterior surface.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A nail provided with two prongs, so formed that their points lieclosetogether, while their bodies are spaced and bulge outwardly inopposite directions, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES LUTHER SCOTT.

Witnesses:

STANLEY TALBOTT, A. GoLDnEY.

